Water Sports Association Prepares Team for Asian Games – Invites Three Nations' Water Polo Teams for Training with Gold Medal Goal

Lieutenant General Supol Chanthaphuang, deputy president of the Thailand Water Sports Association, chaired the 2568 annual general meeting at The Grand Fourwings Convention Hotel on April 27. The meeting reviewed the annual budget showing revenues of 85,874,604.95 baht and expenses of 95,935,081.09 baht, with expenses exceeding revenues by 10,060,476.14 baht. The association also approved changes to its emblem.

Following the meeting, Secretary-General Thanavichya Thossakul reported that the association maintained continuous operations throughout 2568, with key initiatives including hosting water sports events and preparing athletes for the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Thailand. The association achieved impressive results, earning 11 gold medals, 10 silver medals, and 12 bronze medals. Preparations for various tournaments in 2569 are underway, and the association has been sending coaches, referees, and officials for training and to officiate competitions for the World Aquatics Federation and Asian Aquatics Federation.

Thanavichya discussed preparations for Thailand's water sports team competing at the 20th Asian Games in Japan from September 19 to October 4, including swimming, water polo, diving, and synchronized swimming. After the 33rd Southeast Asian Games last year, the association met with all sports with Asian Games quotas to plan jointly. Training camps began in March, with swimmers who won Southeast Asian Games gold medals preparing abroad, divers training in China, and synchronized swimmers training in Italy. The water polo team is inviting foreign teams from Russia, Hungary, and China to train at Chumphol Satrabhaya Naval School in Sattahip. The water polo team's goal is for the women's team to win a bronze medal at the Asian Games for the first time in history, as they finished fourth four years ago.